Thursday, March 28th, 2019 3:15PM CST
On Thursday, March 28, 2019, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-3 in a season opener that began after a rain delay lasting nearly two hours. Brad Keller was a key factor in the Royals' win, pitching seven shutout innings and allowing only two hits, while Adalberto Mondesi contributed offensively with two triples.
Date: Thursday, March 28th, 2019
Time: 3:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 31,675
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
CHW |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

Doubles: Soler (1, Covey); Mondesi (1, Rodón)
Triples: Mondesi 2 (2, Rodón, Burr)
Runs Batted In: Gordon (1), Soler 2 (2), Mondesi (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Soler
Sacrifice Flies: Gordon
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-9 (Gordon 0-1, Maldonado 0-1, Owings 0-1, Hamilton 0-1, Merrifield 0-1, Soler 1-1, Dozier 0-1, Schwindel 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Maldonado 2; Owings 1; Merrifield 1

Pitcher Notes: Kennedy pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Peralta pitched to 3 batters in the 9th. ; Boxberger pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. ; Diekman pitched to 3 batters in the 9th. ; Keller pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. ; McCarthy pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
Hit By Pitch: Alonso (by Diekman); Jiménez (by Diekman)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 1/3; Peralta 3/3; Boxberger 1/1; Diekman 2/3; Keller 13/24; McCarthy 1/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy-1-0-0-3; Peralta-3-0-0-2; Boxberger-1-0-0-1; Diekman-2-4-3-1; Keller-10-9-18-18; McCarthy-0-1-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 2-1; Peralta 0-1; Boxberger 0-1; Diekman 1-0; Keller 8-8
Game Scores: B Keller 77

Errors: Mondesi (0, throw)

Stolen Bases: Merrifield 2 (2, 3rd base off Rodón/McCann, 2nd base off Rodón/McCann)

Runs Batted In: Anderson (1), Jiménez (1), Palka (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Anderson
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Sánchez 0-1, Abreu 0-1, Anderson 1-1, Palka 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Sánchez 2

Pitcher Notes: Jones pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. ; Covey pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. ; Rodón pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. ; Burr pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Hit By Pitch: Gordon (by Rodón)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Jones 2/3; Covey 3/6; Rodón 7/23; Burr 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Jones-3-1-1-1; Covey-4-1-0-6; Rodón-14-11-20-15; Burr-4-0-7-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Jones 1-0; Covey 3-2; Rodón 3-9; Burr 2-0
Game Scores: C Rodon 57

Errors: Sánchez (1, ground ball); Anderson (1, throw); Covey (1, throw)
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